Fifth Circuit Decisions Level the Playing Field for Creditors

Opinion: Judges in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit spent 2025 pushing back on attempts by certain secured lenders and equity holders to advance their positions in Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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Trust But Verify: Bankruptcy Court Issues First Published Opinion on Limits on Use of AI

In a decision of first impression, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the court) imposed sanctions on a debtor’s counsel and his law firm for filing a brief that included ...
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District Court Affirms Bankruptcy Decision Allowing Nu Ride Inc.'s Adversary Claims Against Foxconn to Proceed

NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nu Ride Inc. (NRDE), formerly known as Lordstown Motors Corp., announced that on September 12, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of ...

Supreme Court Backs Timeline to File Void Judgment Challenge (3)

The US Supreme Court sided with a bankruptcy trustee in its finding that a time limit applies in a Brooklyn-based auto parts ...
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Disposition of Environmental and Landlord Claims in Bankruptcy Presents Challenges

Today we report on two recent decisions. One involves the calculation of landlord damage claims and the extent such claims are subject to the damage cap under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code. The ...
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NCLA Asks SCOTUS to Hear Case About Proper Standard for Reviewing Bankruptcy Court Recusals

Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance has filed an amicus curiaebrief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear James Dondero v. Stacey G. Jernigan. NCLA asks ...